Description of Conduct

On 29 June 2022, the ACCC received an application from Australian Energy Market Operator Limited (AEMO) seeking authorisation for itself, its related Bodies Corporate and current and future energy industry participants to discuss, enter into or give effect to any contract, arrangement or understanding between them, or engage in any conduct, related to certain coordination and information sharing activities that have the purpose of ensuring the safe, secure and reliable operation of energy systems for the benefit of both competition and consumers, minimising the risk of energy outages, and/or ensuring the continued operation and integrity of the National Electricity Market (NEM).

In addition to these required purposes, the proposed conduct is subject to a number of other limitations and proposed conditions.

Specifically, the conduct relates to:

  • coordinating repairs and maintenance
  • sharing essential personnel
  • sharing essential inputs
  • sharing information regarding ongoing operation
  • deferring non-essential works, and
  • managing system stability.

On 1 July 2022, the ACCC granted urgent interim authorisation, with conditions, to enable the participants to engage in the above conduct, subject to some amendments and limitations, prior to the ACCC’s final determination.

On 14 November 2022, the ACCC issued a final determination granting authorisation until 30 April 2023.

The ACCC’s final determination, interim authorisation decision and a copy of the application for authorisation are available below.

Applicant(s)

  • Australian Energy Market Operator Limited

Authorisation number(s)

  • AA1000618-1

Reporting

Document title Date
AEMO – Report for period 21 Apr 23 to 30 Apr 23
AEMO – Report for period 24 Mar 23 – 6 Apr 23
AEMO – Report for period 10 Mar 23 to 23 Mar 23
AEMO - Report for period 23 Feb 23 to 9 Mar 23
AEMO – Report for period 10 Feb 23 to 23 Feb 23
AEMO – report for period to 27 Jan 23 to 9 Feb 23
AEMO – report for period 16 Dec 2022 to 26 Jan 2023
AEMO – report for period 2 - 15 December
AEMO – report for period 18 November - 1 December
AEMO – report for period 4 - 17 November
AEMO – report for period 21 October - 3 November
AEMO – report for period 7 October – 20 October
AEMO – report for period 22 September – 6 October
AEMO – report for period 9-21 September 2022
AEMO - report for period 26 August – 8 September
AEMO – report for period 12 August to 25 August
AEMO – report for period 29 July to 11 August
AEMO – report for period 15 July 2022 to 28 July 2022
AEMO – report for period 1 July 2022 to 14 July 2022
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Submissions - before draft decision

Document title Date
MGA Independent Retailers